UH basketball team picked sixth in Big West preseason poll

Garrett Nevels looks to get past Negus Webster-Chan in their Green & White scrimmage at the Stan Sheriff Center earlier this month.

The Hawaii basketball team was picked to finish sixth among nine teams in the Big West Conference preseason poll announced today.

UH, which finished fifth last season (17-15 overall, 10-8 BWC), was tabbed by the media to finish behind projected winner UC Irvine, as well as UC Santa Barbara, Long Beach State, Cal Poly and UC Davis.

Rainbow Warriors senior forward Christian Standhardinger was named to the preseason all-conference team, however, coming off a first-team All-BWC campaign last season.

Five different teams received first-place votes in what's perceived as a wide-open league this year. Irvine received the most with nine among 24 voters. Even Cal State Northridge, which was picked seventh, received a vote for first. UH did not receive any.

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hon2255wrote:

6th, i don't think that's accurate the Warriors will do a lot better than what the prognosticators say!

on October 24,2013 | 11:24AM

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oxtail01wrote:

Difficult with the worst coach in the league.

on October 25,2013 | 02:55PM

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frontmanwrote:

6th.................well that is high enough to get Gibb's a bonus for making the season sending tournament.

on October 24,2013 | 12:15PM

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eagleHIwrote:

"Free" Motivation from the Media -- the Big West should "Grade" them versus Final Conference and Tourney Finishes...
Then get back to Challenging (the more knowledgeable) Coaches to make an Informed Pre-Season ʻCallʻ, self-Interest notwithstanding...
UH "Got To" Finish Better than Sixth, maybe better than Fourth, irrespective of Time Zones, Isolation from Recruits and Travel handicaps -- just got to Be Better, and Way Better than Foosball...